What is the Least Common Multiple of 48199 and 48212?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 48199 and 48212 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 48199 and 48212, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(48199,48212) = 1
LCM(48199,48212) = ( 48199 × 48212) / 1
LCM(48199,48212) = 2323770188 / 1
LCM(48199,48212) = 2323770188

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 48199 and 48212 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 48199 and 48212. First we will calculate the prime factors of 48199 and 48212.

Prime Factorization of 48199

Prime Factorization of 48212

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 48199 and 48212.

LCM(48199,48212) = 157¹ × 307¹ × 2² × 17¹ × 709¹
LCM(48199,48212) = 2323770188